For the first time, scientists have observed the release of a massive glacial lake outburst in East Greenland, where more than 3,000 billion liters of meltwater were unleashed in just weeks.

In a bid to tackle the increasing risks posed by glacial lake overflows, the Jammu & Kashmir government has intensified ...

A glacial lake outburst flood (GLOF) is a sudden and destructive flood resulting from the failure of a dam containing a glacial lake. It can occur due to various factors, including climate change ...

Glacial lake outburst flooding (GLOF) is the term used by scientists when the water levels of glacial lakes breach their boundaries causing large amounts of water to flow into nearby streams and ...

The 50 lakes include the West Upper Gurudongmar Lake in Sikkim, two lakes in the Tawang district of Arunachal Pradesh, the Samudra Tapu Lake in Lahaul Spiti, Himachal Pradesh, two lakes near Rangdum ...

In response to the growing threats posed by glacial lake overflows, the Jammu & Kashmir government has stepped up its efforts to monitor and mitigate the risks of Glacial Lake Outburst Floods (GLOFs).

Some residents objecting to paying nearly $8,000 per household to install riverside barriers by next summer to protect against glacial flooding are near-certain to tell city leaders during a ...

The ongoing Bangladesh unrest is set to hit Sikkim tourism that had just started limping back after a one-year lull caused by the glacial lake outburst flood in October 2023. Following the Centre’s ...

The outburst flood in East Greenland occurred because meltwater from Catalina Lake had been accumulating over the past twenty years. The lake is situated in a valley blocked by the massive Edward ...